At this year's <a href="http://inhabitat.com/milan-furniture-fair/">Salone del Mobile</a>, lots of exciting presentations could be found at <a href="http://www.fabbricadelvapore.org/en/progetto/">Fabbrica del Vapore</a>, an old steam train and tram factory converted into a cultural hub. <a href="http://www.milanomakers.com/mm/">Milano Makers</a> and many other designers presented their experiments with new and sustainable raw materials, and we were on the scene to check them all out. Keep reading for some highlights from the show.

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fabbrica impression

Good vibes at the <a href="http://www.fabbricadelvapore.org/en/progetto/">Fabbrica del Vapore</a>, a creative hotspot, that seemed to be fully dedicated to green design this week.

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ulaola - ortobrick

<a href="http://www.tommasomancini.com/designer/design/">Tommaso Mancini</a> presented the Ortobrick, a clay soil brick containing seeds of herbaceous plants that can be used for guerilla gardening.

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takeaway landscapes - margaritha delpiano

For people that lack time and the green thumb needed to tend to a full garden, <a href="http://www.fdvlab.org/?p=6845">Margeritha del Piano</a> offers a solution. Her Take Away Landscapes are tiny gardens in a box, made in one of her workhops. These pieces of art are photographed, and gardeners-to-be can frame these pictures and enjoy them at home.

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vario mold - roel huisman

<a href="http://www.milanomakers.com/mm/?lang=en">Milano Makers</a> is a new non-profit organisation, stimulating local production in Italy and international collaboration between designers. <a href="http://www.milanomakers.com/mm/2013/03/12/ricette-in-resina-naturale/">Ricette in Resina Naturale</a> is one of the projects on show and is initiated by <a href="http://www.carminedeganello.it">Carmine Deganello</a>. Designers were invited to experiment with a new type of natural resin. Dutch designer <a href="http://www.roelhuisman.nl">Roel Huisman</a> experimented with one adjustable mold that could be used to create a full range of tableware.

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resin dipped vases - jeroen wand

Most designers that experimented with the resin, made new versions of their own designs. <a href="http://www.jeroenwand.nl">Jeroen Wand</a> recreated a vase originally executed in gypsum. Designer <a href="http://www.pepeheykoop.nl/welcome">Pepe Heykoop</a> used the resin material as a filler for a new range of leather candelabras, <a href="http://inhabitat.com/from-slum-to-salone-dutch-designer-pepe-heykoop-to-launch-new-reclaimed-leather-candelabras-at-milan-design-week/">recently featured</a> on Inhabitat.

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stool cc - sjoerd jonkers

<a href="http://m26290.wix.com/studiosjoerdjonkers">Sjoerd Jonkers</a> also took part in the workshop at the Amsterdam <a href="http://fablab.waag.org">Fablab</a>, where all designers experimented with this new type of resin, made of beeswax, pine resin and marble powder.

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trucidi - carmine deganello

Initiator of the project, <a href="http://www.carminedeganello.it">Carmine Deganello</a>, used his resin recipe on one of <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/40104270/">Ikea’s</a> bestsellers, creating an inlay effect with the resin.

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fabbrica impression

Good vibes at the <a href="http://www.fabbricadelvapore.org/en/progetto/">Fabbrica del Vapore</a>, a creative hotspot, that seemed to be fully dedicated to green design this week.
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<a href="http://www.tommasomancini.com/designer/design/">Tommaso Mancini</a> presented the Ortobrick, a clay soil brick containing seeds of herbaceous plants that can be used for guerilla gardening.
For people that lack time and the green thumb needed to tend to a full garden, <a href="http://www.fdvlab.org/?p=6845">Margeritha del Piano</a> offers a solution....<br><br><a href='http://inhabitat.com/designers-experiment-with-green-materials-and-methods-at-fabbrica-del-vapore-during-milan-design-week-2013/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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fabbrica del vapore

At this year's Salone del Mobile, lots of exciting presentations could be found at Fabbrica del Vapore, an old steam train and tram factory converted into a cultural hub. Milano Makers and many other designers presented their experiments with new and sustainable raw materials, and we were on the scene to check them all out. Keep reading for some highlights from the show.